Nashua Fire Displaces Five People From Their Home

NASHUA, NH — On Sunday May 17, 2020 Nashua Fire Rescue responded to a reported building fire with people inside the home on Oak St. Engine 4, Engine 2, Ladder 2, the Deputy Chief, Engine 5 (RIT), and an AMR ambulance responded.

Deputy Chief Gerhard arrived to locate a 2 story wood frame home with smoke showing from the residence. A kitchen fire on the first floor was quickly located. All occupants were reported out of the building at this time.

Engine 4 arrived and entered the home with a 1 ¾” hose line and knocked down the main body of fire. Engine 2 and 4 performed primary searches of the residence. Ladder 2 provided ground ladder placement and secondary searches of the building. No other occupants or fire extension located in the searches. Engine 5 and AMR ambulance stood by as a standard procedural precaution.

The fire was extinguished within 5 minutes of dispatch and the call was placed under control 11 minutes after dispatch.

Five occupants were displaced from the home which suffered first-floor fire/heat/smoke damage, and second-floor heat/smoke damage. The displaced occupants will be staying with the family.

One resident was evaluated for smoke exposure but declined transport by AMR ambulance. Nashua Police assisted with traffic and informational gathering at the scene.

A working smoke detector alerted family members to the fire.

Deputy Chief Gerhard said limited access to all sides of the structure due to neighborhood layout made access difficult. Difficult access did not prevent rapid-fire extinguishment with limited extension and no injuries.

The cause was unattended cooking and accidental in nature.

Gerhard reminds people never to leave cooking unattended for any period of time. Cooking fires are one of the main causes of home fires in the United States.

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